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Version: 5.3 (Upcoming)

Radiobasic Form Field

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This field type is deprecated in Joomla 5 and will be removed in Joomla 7, see Removal of the radiobasic field.

The radiobasic form field type provides radio button inputs using default styling

  • type (mandatory) must be radiobasic.
  • name (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.
  • label (mandatory) (translatable) is the field html label.
  • description (optional) (translatable) is the field description.
  • default (optional) is the default password.
  • class (optional) is a CSS class name for the HTML form field.

The XML <field> element must include one or more <option> elements which define the individual radio button items. The text between the <option> and </option> tags is shown as the label for the radio button and is a translatable string. The <option> tag takes the following argument:

  • value (mandatory) is the value that will be saved for the parameter if this item is selected.

Tip: Don't forget to close the field definition with </field>.

Implemented by: libraries/src/Form/Field/RadiobasicField.php

Example XML parameter definition​

<field 
        name="myradiovalue" 
        type="radiobasic" 
        default="0" 
        label="Select an option" 
        description="">
        <option value="0">1</option>
        <option value="1">2</option>
</field>

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